How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tell me about yourself" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"How did you decide that you wanted to go into medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What is hope?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"None were particularly interesting in a good way" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Interviewer described a scenario in which a patient was surely dying and asked you (the doctor) if there is any hope. How would you handle the situation? My response was followed by the interviewer going on a very long tangent about hope and post-death things. Tons of weird religious undertones, kind of uncomfortable." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Didn't" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"PBL, the clinic run by med students, community involvement, lack of competition, wonderfully nice students, BL-4 lab, awesome USMLE scores and pass rate, computerized mannequins." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The location, the mosquitoes. Wish I could have seen the anatomy lab." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That my first interviewer was going to be a little off his rocker. That I should bring mosquito repellent. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Interview day made me go from "maybe this place will be kind of cool" to "I could really see myself enjoying being a student here"" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Discouraging

How do you rank the facilities?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$501+

What airport did you use?

IAH

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

3 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

La Quinta

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

On what date did the interview take place?

08/29/2008

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

4 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10